Day Trips & Beyond: September Events Roundup

Catch up on news from around Texas and travel destinations for fall

"...Festival in Taos, probably a good percentage have Texas driver’s licenses. The emailed announcement listed as reasons for picking..."

Sept. 1, 2023 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips & Beyond: March Events Roundup

Texas travel news and events for spring

"...Park on the north bank of the San Antonio River are worth exploring...."

March 1, 2023 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips & Beyond: November Events Roundup

Fall events and news from all over Texas

"...The Lower Pecos Canyonlands west of Del Rio hold one of the..."

Nov. 2, 2022 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips & Beyond: September Events Roundup

Find fall foliage and festivities all over Texas

"...parks. At Garner the cypress trees on the Frio River turn from orange to gold to rust colored. The..."

Sept. 6, 2022 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips & Beyond: January Events Roundup

Explore Texas and beyond in 2022

"...to the site of some of the best preserved Pecos River-style pictographs take advantage of the cooler weather along..."

Jan. 6, 2022 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips & Beyond: September Events Roundup

September events around the state are waiting for you to arrive

"...Ford Parade of Lanterns Sept. 3-5, San Antonio, www.thesanantonioriverwalk.com/events/ford-parade-of-lanterns..."

Sept. 3, 2021 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

This Job Will Change Your Life

Former staff reflect on the zigs and zags of life post-Chronicle

"...taken me to places like Horsehead Crossing on the Pecos River, turtle hatchling releases at Padre Island National Seashore,..."

Sept. 3, 2021 Features Feature by Jesse Sublett

Day Trips & Beyond: July Events Roundup

The latest on Texas festivals, swimming holes, and terrifying worms

"...of love. Tickets have gone on sale for the Trans-Pecos Festival of Music + Love in Marfa on Sept...."

July 2, 2021 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips & Beyond: June Events Roundup

Pho on the coast, statuesque women in Dallas; June is time to hit the road

"...Marfa highlights. The Trans-Pecos Festival of Music + Love is back in Marfa..."

June 3, 2021 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

The Crossroads Meet at Mexic-Arte Museum's "Intersección: Choque & Alivio"

The 25th edition of this showcase for early-career Latinx artists is a space for sharing our shock over this time and our humanity

"...dead man? And what if that water is a river that runs between the U.S. and Mexico? Then maybe..."

Sept. 18, 2020 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Day Trips: Langtry, Texas

Judge Roy Bean and the Jersey Lilly live on in West Texas ghost town

"...As the "Law West of the Pecos," Bean was famous for rulings like fining a dead..."

March 13, 2020 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips: The Bonfire Shelter

Take a hike into an ancient time capsule

"...The area where the Pecos River empties into the Rio Grande contains one of..."

Jan. 17, 2020 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips & Beyond: December Events Roundup

Plenty of fun still to be had in 2019

"...stocks delicious rainbow trout in 185 ponds, lakes, and rivers around the state. TPWD will release 343,650 of the..."

Nov. 29, 2019 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips: Rock Art

If these walls could talk

"...(5,000 to 10,000 years ago) that occupied the Lower Pecos Canyonlands, the shaman was an important deity or medicine..."

Sept. 6, 2019 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips & Beyond: August Events Roundup

Tons of Texas travel news for the dog days of summer

"...during the year when The Nature Conservancy’s Eckert James River Bat Cave Preserve is open to the public. Southwest..."

Aug. 1, 2019 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Adding to Pile: SXSW’s Fifth Artist List

Kirin J. Callinan, Heart Bones, Texas Gentlemen, and 97 more

"...Aquila (Pecos)..."

Jan. 24, 2019 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Day Trips: Fort Lancaster

West Texas frontier fort has a story to tell

"...surrounded by mesas and hills, the fort controlled the Pecos River crossing of the San Antonio-El Paso Road. The..."

Nov. 16, 2018 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips & Beyond: Pecos National Historic Site

Travel tips for the Land of Enchantment

"...Within the boundaries of Pecos National Historical Park are the ruins of an ancient..."

Oct. 31, 2018 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips: Chandler Guest Ranch, Dryden

Former fishing camp still an oasis on the Pecos River

"...modern. Guests can fish in the ponds, creek, or river; swim in the spring-fed pool; hike the hills; kayak..."

Sept. 14, 2018 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Texas Craft Brewers Festival Unveils List of Brews

77 ways for you to capitalize on the celebration of suds

"...($35 includes eight, 3-ounce pours with 2PM entry) Designated Driver: $15 (2pm/noon access with a VIP. Includes complimentary non-alcoholic..."

Sept. 10, 2018 Food Post by Eric Puga

Gay Place

Austin's Pride celebration is happening this Saturday!

"...Marfa to watch Fiona Apple under the stars at Trans-Pecos (looking at a couple of GP supporters who'll be..."

Sept. 29, 2017 Column by Sarah Marloff

Day Trips & Beyond: September Events Roundup

Autumn events you ought to check out

"...Neches River Rally, Sept. 9, Beaumont www.bigthicket.org/neches-river-rally..."

Aug. 30, 2017 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Index Fest Announces Its Beer List

The fest formally known as Untapped drops it like it's hops

"...– India Pale Ale - 78702 – Kölsch - River Beer – Premium Lager - A Pale Mosaic –..."

May 2, 2017 Food Post by James Renovitch

Standing Rock’s Civil Disobedience Reaches West Texas

“It’s the Rio Grande. It’s sacred to many people."

"...Coalition today – to help galvanize resistance to the Trans-Pecos Pipeline being built by Dallas-based Energy Transfer Partners. It's..."

Dec. 9, 2016 News Feature by Greg Harman

Kelcy Warren Takes a Meeting

Talk of Standing Rock overshadows Texas Parks & Wildlife's pipeline easement dispute

"...Norte, said, "We're here to protect our aquifers, our rivers, our lakes, our streams, our bays, and protect the..."

Nov. 11, 2016 News Feature by Greg Harman

Standing Rock Pipeline Protests Bring New Life to Old Struggles

“It’s about all of us”

"...project's planned pass beneath Lake Oahe along the Missouri River half a mile upstream from the Sioux reservation as..."

Sept. 30, 2016 News Feature by Greg Harman

Day Trips & Beyond: September Events Roundup

Festivals all over Texas!

"...The Trans-Pecos Festival of Music + Love flies high in the..."

Aug. 31, 2016 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips: San Angelo State Park

Desert playground is home to state bison and longhorn herds

"...borders O.C. Fisher Lake, but the landscape is all Trans-Pecos desert. It's a unique ecosystem that supports a variety..."

Jan. 8, 2016 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips: Horsehead Crossing, Pecos River

Old Western trails funneled through the low-water crossing in the West Texas desert

"...Horsehead Crossing on the Pecos River was one of the most important sites in..."

July 17, 2015 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips: Sacred Tours, San Marcos

Walk in the footsteps of the Coahuiltecan people

"...White Shaman Panel on a rock wall near the Pecos River contains a map of four springs of special..."

March 27, 2015 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

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